Man Charged With Defrauding Nigerian Students of $148,000

Man Charged With Defrauding Nigerian Students of $148,000

Man Charged With Defrauding Nigerian Students of $148,000 The former director of Pittsburg State's College of Business is facing fede... 15:47

Man Charged With Defrauding
Nigerian Students of $148,000
The former director of Pittsburg State's College of
Business is facing federal charges of defrauding
Nigerian graduate students recruited to attend the
school.
Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that 61-
year-old Michael Muoghalu of Pittsuburg faces
one count of wire fraud and one count of money
laundering.
Muoghalu is accused of taking more than
$148,000 in refunds due to the Nigerian students
in Pittsburg State's Masters of Business
Administration program.
The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports that
prosecutors allege that beginning in 2006
Muoghalu worked with an unknown accomplice in
Nigeria to persuade 15 Nigerian students to give
him part of the refunds they received on deposits
for tuition and fees.
Muoghalu was suspended in June and resigned
Sept. 15.